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Russia Says Chemical Weapons No Pretext For Syria Intervention

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U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded "with varying degrees of confidence" that Syrian government forces have used chemical weapons on a small scale during the country's two-year conflict.

Also on April 27, Syria’s Information Minister Omran al-Zohbi called Western suspicions that Damascus has used chemical weapons “a bald-faced lie.”

The remarks come a day after U.S. President Barack Obama warned Damascus that any use of chemical weapons would be a "game changer" in how Washington views the Syria crisis.

On April 25, U.S. officials said for the first time there was evidence the Syrian regime had likely used chemical weapons in small quantities but that more investigation was necessary to confirm the suspicions.